TMPGEnc can't open MS AVI exported from Premier

[solarishead]

Anyone have an idea why TMPGENc wouldn't be able to open an AVI file that was exported out of Adobe Premier? I'm at a loss. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[dcsos]

1. Non standard FRAME SIZE
2. Unusualbe codec.. What codec did you export with?
3. Odd frame rate ..Please use 29.97fps for DVD created at home

Post any detail and we'll actually help you

[solarishead]

Here's what I used

Export Movie:

Video 720x480 at 29.97 frames per second
Compression: Microsoft DV (NTSC) @ 100%
Audio: 48000 Hz - 16 bit - stereo
Compressor: Uncompressed

[secretagent]

there is a dv type 1 and a dv type 2. I think tmpenc only handles one of the types. search the forums for help on this

[dcsos]

SECRET AGENT is right.. One of the two won't go into TMPGENC
otherwise, all the settings you used are compliant (I assume the frame size wasn't odd- it stayed at 720x480 for usa)

[spectroelectro]

I've had exaclty the same problem you had. Certain otherwise
compeltely legit-seeming DV files would not open in TMPGENC.
Premiere spits out Type 2 DVs, while Ulead products spit out
Type 1 DVs. TMPGENC is theoretically able to handle either
type of DV file (I know from personal experience that TMPGENC
does read both types of DV files, since I used to use Ulead to
output DV files to TMPG and now I use Premiere to out DV
files, and Ulead outputs Type 1 while Premiere outputs Type 2
and TMPGEnc had no problem reading either DV file output).
In relaity, some apps produce non-standard DV files that
TMPG chokes on.
Here's the solution:
Download the freeware Canopus DV file converter. Convert
the DV file into Type 2. Try opening it in Premiere. It will
probably work.
The weirdest problem I ever had was when I had to convert
a Type 2 DV into...a Type 2 DV using the Canopus converter!
For some weird reason, one particular app I was using spewed
out Type 2 DVs that TMPGENC just did not like. Using the
Canopus converter solved the problem.
By the way, my own experience indicates that TMPGEnc
will accept both Type 1 and Type 2 DV AVI files. However, they
must be reasonable standard. Ulead messes with the headers of
its Type 1 DV files to allow up to 4 gig file sizes under Windows
98SE. This can create problems if you then edit the Ulead
file output with some other app.

[RandyW]

Had excactly the same problem...

I noticed that Premier generates an incorrect FOURCC in the AVI header.
It appears to be "dsvd" where it should be "dvsd" (or the other way around).

Solution: use an editor (aviedit, etc.) to change the FOURCC code in the header. It works for me....

succes,
Randy

[SaSi]

A possible workaround might be to export from Premier using the hufyuv codec. It's lossless and produces files of manageable size. It's certainly compatible with Tmpgenc.

Another (perhaps) option may be to use the plug-in encoder provided with Premier. it will generate MPEG-2 DVD compliant video directly.

[solarishead]

Thanks spectro. Canopus did the trick. It was an extra step that I hadn't planned for, but I had invested some time in editing the AVI that I didn't want to lose. Anyway, thanks again for all your input.

[FOO]

There is a frameserver for Premiere and Ulead
It makes a fake AVI